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Playground Global verified

HQ · California
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Playground is an early-stage investment firm that’s built to help brilliant entrepreneurs bring bold technical visions to life with a team of domain and operational experts. We invest in ambitious people and ideas at the forefront of science and technology.

Stage focus
SeedSeries A
Lead / follow
Mostly Lead
Check size
$3m–$10m
Ownership target
> 12%
Specialization
Deep Tech
Generalist / Specialist

Specialist

Latest fund size

$475M Fund IV (announced 2026-05-18)

Does not invest in

NFT, Web3, Cryptom, SaaS

Investing team
  • Austin Yu, InvestorAustin YuInvestor
  • Benjamin Kim, PartnerBenjamin KimPartner
  • Bruce Leak, General PartnerBruce LeakGeneral Partner
  • Daniel Yum, PrincipalDaniel YumPrincipal
  • Jory Bell, General PartnerJory BellGeneral Partner
  • Marissa Ramirez de Chanlatte, PrincipalMarissa Ramirez de ChanlattePrincipal
  • Nicole Sonnert, InvestorNicole SonnertInvestor
  • Pat Gelsinger, General PartnerPat GelsingerGeneral Partner
  • Peter Barrett, General PartnerPeter BarrettGeneral Partner
  • Rahul Meka, PrincipalRahul MekaPrincipal
  • Rasheed Auguste, AnalystRasheed AugusteAnalyst
How to reach them

info@playground.global

Notable investments

psiQuantum, Agility Robotics, Velo3D, Ultima Genomics, D-Matrix, Ayar Labs, NextSilicon, Strand, Manifold Bio, Robust AI

Sources
playground.vc ↗playground.vc/team ↗playground.vc/about ↗

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